Sidewalk sign base



Sept. 3, 1935. W, EDWARDS 2,U13,U41

SIDEWALK SIGN BASE- Filed Feb. 19, 1935 Patented Sept. 3, 1935 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE T 3 SIDEWALK SIGN BASE Walter Edwards, Kokomo, Ind.,Application February 19, 1935 Serial No. 7,254

4 Claims. (01. 40-125) This invention relates'to signs, and moreparticularly to signs of the portable or sidewalk type.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a weightedsubstantially oval or elongated 5 sign base to be used in supporting asign of the panel type, the panel or sign being mounted with its flat orside faces arranged towards the ends of the base so that when the signand its base are tilted under excessive wind pressure, the base willwhirl and automatically assume an upright position, thereby insuringagainst the sign being blown over.

Another object of the invention is to provide a base havingsubstantially pointed ends, with the result that when the sign tilts onone of the pointed ends, the sign will swing around righting itself andthe panel of the sign will be disposed with its side faces parallel withthe direction of travel of the wind.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully describedand pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may bemade in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a sign constructed in accordance with theinvention.

Figure 2 is an elevational view thereof.

Figure 3 is a plan view of a modified form of the invention.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the base as shown by Figure 1 of thedrawing, is substantially oval in plan, the base being indicated by thereference character 5.

The base may be constructed of any suitable heavy material, the bottomor sidewalk engaging portion thereof being preferably flat so that itwill rest squarely onthe surface on which the base is positioned. Theupper surface of the base may be curved in any suitable manner to suitthe sign supported by the base.

The sign which is indicated by thereference character 6, is supportedbetween the arms I which are formed at the upper end of the post 8. Thispost 8 extends upwardlyv from the central portion of the base as clearlyshown by the draw- The sign or panel is arranged so that it extendstransversely of the base at a pointintermediate v the ends of the base,the edges of the panel being 5 directed towards the side edges of thebase. The

oval construction of the base presents an elongated support with acontinuous curved outer edge, so that the base will roll on the edgefreely.

In the form of the invention as illustrated by Figure 3, the base issubstantially diamond- I shaped, which construction will also cause thesign to whirl, due to wind pressure striking the broad faces of the signsupported by the base.

In this form of the invention the base is indicated by the referencecharacter 9, and the sign 10 proper is indicated by the referencecharacter l0.

While I have shown and described an oval base and a substantiallydiamond-shaped base, it is to be understood that the base may be made inany desirable shape or outline, so long as the 15 principle of theinvention is carried out, that of making an elongated base, which willcause the base to right itself and the sign to swing to a positionwherein the side faces thereof are disposed with the wind. 20

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A sign of the class described comprising an elongated base, a widesign member rising from the base and disposed transversely of the base25 at a point intermediate the ends of the base, and said base adaptedto whirl under wind pressure turning the sign whereby the side faces ofthe sign are disposed in a direction with the wind.

2. A sign of the class described comprising an an elongated base, a signmember mounted on the base and having wide side faces extendedtransversely to the longitudinal axis of the base, and said base adaptedto whirl under wind pressure striking the sign, whereby the sign willright it- 35 self and the sign will move whereby the side faces of thesign are disposed in a directionwith the direction of travel of thewind.

3. A sign of the class described comprising an oval base, a verticalsign having wide faces, 40 mounted on the base, said sign being disposedintermediatethe ends of the base and extended transversely to thelongitudinal axis of the base, and said sign and base adapted to turnunder wind pressure, whereby the side faces of the sign 45 are disposedin a direction with the direction of travel of the wind.

4. In a sign of the class described a base of a length greater than thewidth thereof, the ends of the base being rounded, a perpendicular panelsign mounted on the base, and the side edges of the panel being disposedtowards the side edges of the base.

WALTER EDWARDS.

